Kuldeep Yadav has been one of India's best wicket-taking spinners over the years, but under Gautam Gambhir and Ajit Agarkar’s regime, he has not been getting the deserving opportunities.
Before the third and final ODI at Lord’s, Aakash Chopra has questioned the way Kuldeep is being treated by the current Indian team management. The former Indian batter feels the left-arm spinner is always the first player to be dropped whenever the team makes changes.
India have played Axar Patel and Washington Sundar as their spin options in the first two ODIs against England, and Kuldeep had to sit out, and this has been happening frequently. Amid this, S Sreesanth urges Gautam Gambhir to let Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli play as long as they want.
Aakash Chopra slammed the Indian selectors and team management for the unfair treatment of Kuldeep Yadav. He also said that Kuldeep has never received the same backing as some other players. Even Chopra questions Washington Sundar's ODI role, backs Tilak Varma instead.
The cricket pundit further targeted the team management by saying that it found an easy scapegoat in Kuldeep whenever the team management changed its combination because of poor batting, a new strategy, or different conditions.
Aakash Chopra said on his YouTube channel, “The more you think about him, the more you realize what is happening. Why is justice never done to this guy? Why does this guy never get proper opportunities? We are not treating him well, there is no doubt about it.”
He added, “It has happened in multiple formats. It has happened in India and outside India. He is the first guy who faces the consequence of anything, whether it's a change in strategy, the team not doing well, or the batting not going well. The first guy who goes out is Kuldeep Yadav.”
Aakash Chopra says Kuldeep Yadav has not received the opportunities he deserves
Highlighting Kuldeep's Test career, Chopra highlighted that the wrist-spinner made his Test debut in 2017 and has done a brilliant job whenever he has played.
Yet, the Uttar Pradesh bowler got to play in only 18 Test matches, and Chopra believes that Kuldeep deserved many more opportunities. He has 79 wickets in just 18 Tests.
The cricket-turned commentator further explained, “As soon as someone is doing slightly better, he is played ahead of him, or an all-rounder who can bat is played ahead of him. So, not being able to make a place for Kuldeep Yadav is a travesty.”
Aakash Chopra backs Kuldeep as India's middle-over match-winner
Chopra feels Kuldeep can be a match-winner in ODI cricket, especially in the middle overs. As the ball gets older and the pitch becomes slower, wrist-spinners become more dangerous. He urged the team management to give him an opportunity before judging the bowler.
The former batter signed off by saying, “When we talk especially about ODI cricket, where the middle overs are slightly sluggish, you need a wicket-taker, and not to think about Kuldeep Yadav at all in such a scenario, I think it's a little sad. The right thing is not happening. I feel there should at least be an attempt to play him in the XI, but it's not happening at all. I don't like it.”
There could now be a chance for Kuldeep to return in the third ODI at Lord's. Washington Sundar suffered a hamstring injury during the second ODI and could not bowl. If Sundar is not fit for the final match, Kuldeep may get an opportunity to come back into the playing XI.
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